Teach to One: Math FAQ
1. What is Teach to One: Math? Teach to One: Math is a personalized instructional model focused on middle school math, developed by New Classrooms Innovation Partners, a non-profit organization. Teach to One replaces a school ' s traditional textbook-based math program with a reimagined way of teaching and learning – one that is both aligned to Common Core State Standards and personalized to each student ' s unique academic needs. In Teach to One: Math, students receive a targeted, individualized learning experience, at the right academic level, using the most appropriate instructional format.
2. How does the model work? At the beginning of each school year, students are assigned a set of skills they are expected to experience over the course of the year based on their current learning level. This set of skills, known as a student’ s skill library, may include pre-grade level, on-grade level, or above-grade level skills.
Students experience these skills through multiple instructional approaches, or“ learning modalities,” including teacher-delivered instruction, small group student collaboration, or independently with a computer or worksheet. At the end of each day, students take a fivequestion computer-based quiz, the results of which help determine what they will work on the following class day.
3. What are the instructional approaches or“ learning modalities” in Teach to One: Math?
In Teach to One: Math, students will explore math using a variety of different instructional approaches, which we call modalities. Your child’ s teachers play an important role in each of these approaches to learning.
Teacher-Delivered Modalities Students work with a teacher to explore particular concepts, skills, and approaches to learning. Specific modalities include:
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Live Investigation, where a teacher leads a single lesson on a skill Tasks, in which a teacher works with a consistent group of students over several days to help students work together to solve a real-world problem by applying multiple mathematical skills.
Student Collaboration Modalities In these teacher-facilitated modalities, students work together or work to teach one another strategies to solve math problems. Teachers use a variety of strategies to encourage discussion, debate, and collaborative problem solving. Specific modalities include:
� Small Group Collaboration, where three to six students work on an exercise
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� Peer-to-Peer, where two students work on an exercise together.
Independent Modalities